Stratford Getting there & around

Getting there & away

For select summer weekend matinees, Toronto Direct buses depart Toronto’s York Mills TTC subway station at 10am, returning from Stratford at 7pm (round trip $45). Contact the Festival Theatre box office for schedules and reservations.

Greyhound Canada stops at the Stratford Bus Depot (519-273-2160; www.greyhound.ca; 219 Frederick St; 9am-1:30pm & 2:30-5pm), 2km east of town, with buses to Toronto ($34, three hours, two daily) and London ($15, one hour, two daily).

VIA Rail runs from Stratford Train Station (888-842-7245; www.viarail.ca; 101 Shakespeare St; 5:30am-1pm & 5pm-12:30am Mon-Fri, 8am-1:30pm & 3:30-11pm Sat, 8am-1pm & 5pm-12:30am Sun) to Toronto ($37, 2½ hours, three daily) and London ($17, one hour, three daily).